OK, I have watched the youtube video, and I remember the prince saying about taking Dr Watson hostage, but for some reason, this event did not trigger what happens in the video. The situation I am in is that the Prince is refusing to speak to me, and Dr Watson and Holmes can wander round freely but not access any more of the theatre. When I approach the Prince, he simply says something to send them away and I can't initiate any more conversation. So I can only think this is some kind of glitch in the game, I will have to try and reload from the last auto save but I'm not sure how far back that is oh dear, well I'll try and go back to an earlier stage and see if I can make the right thing happen ... thanks for your help eveyone so far, I will let you know if I get past this!

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Vegpot, if you'd prefer a saved game past this point, let us know. Otherwise hopefully you won't have to replay too much. The auto save is infrequent -- always best to make your own, regular save points.

Winfrey, I have messed with the chimney and the caravans but couldn't seem to do any more, it didn't seem to be the right time or something. I haven't managed to go back to the game yet, I will try again later and see what if anything I can make happen

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OK folks, I am pleased to say I have managed to get past this glitch! I had a save game from not too long beforehand in the fairground, so I went back and chose a different conversation thread with the prince, this seemed to work and trigger the game correctly! I am no longer stuck, thanks for helping me! Hopefully I won't get stuck again now, I think I'm near the end of the game

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Well, I have just finished the game - an interesting and unexpected ending! Thank you Winfrey and Rushes for all the help , now looking forward to tackling the latest Nancy Drew which I have now pre-ordered ...

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